Illinois General Assembly: Senate

Ben McAdams

Illinois State Senate District 24

https://www.mcadamsforil.com/

I'm a Democrat because I want to live in a society where everyone is welcome no matter who they are or where they come from. 

Accomplishments

My background as a community organizer and activist. It has given me the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and hear what they are struggling with the most.  

My work in non-profit law, especially at the National Immigrant Justice Center's LGBTQ project. I helped clients who couldn't afford legal services apply for asylum so  they could stay in America and not be sent back to countries where they would be persecuted because of who they love.

My advocacy for mental healthcare. While I was just one of many who worked on the campaign, I am proud to say that I helped gather signatures for the Milton Township 708 board.

Priorities When Elected

Healthcare: with the impending Medicaid cuts it's imperative that we invest in public healthcare at a state level to keep our hospitals open. 

Progressive revenue sources: we've relied on regressive taxes, like sales tax and property tax, in Illinois for far too long. It's time that we make corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share to fully fund our state, and shift the burden away from middle class and working class households. 

Speaking out against the Trump administration and passing laws that insulate our state from the worst of this administration's actions. I've been very disappointed that the current State Senator (Seth Lewis) has said nothing about Donald Trump's threats to send the national guard to Illinois. This is a direct threat against our state's sovereignty and every Illinois lawmaker must speak out against it. I will not stay quiet about what the madman in the White House is doing. 

I believe we need to be creative at the state-level in passing laws that can protect us against the Trump administration. Perhaps we could look into passing a law where Illinois withholds tax revenue when the federal government refuses to disburse funds to our state that Congress has already earmarked for us.

Ben Deserves Your Vote Because…

I understand the things that people are struggling with everyday. Food prices are going up, healthcare is too expensive, students go into exorbitant amounts of debt to get an education, rent is too high. I've dealt with these problems all firsthand, and they are the exact issues I want to help fix in Springfield

Laura Ellman

Illinois State Senate District 21